SHAH ALAM, March 6 — The Selangor State Legislative Assembly passed the Klang Royal City Council Enactment Bill 2024 today, allowing the local authority to change its name.
Speaker Lau Weng San passed the bill after the third reading by state executive councillor for local government and tourism Dato’ Ng Suee Lim.
Earlier, when tabling the bill for the third reading, Ng said that in addition to changing the local authority’s name, the bill’s presentation was carried out for other matters arising from the elevation of municipal status to city status on November 23 last year.
“This bill aims to change the status of the municipality to a city according to the provisions under the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171).
“To raise the status of the Klang Municipal Council to the Klang Royal City Council, there is no need to amend the existing legislation. However, the state authorities need to enact a bill to make provisions for changing the status of the municipality to a city,” he said.
Ng added the bill was enacted with the aim of maintaining the powers, duties, and privileges of office holders with the municipal status elevated to city status.
On February 5, Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj proclaimed the Klang Municipal Council as the Royal Klang City Council.
His Royal Highness also announced the appointment of Datin Paduka Noraini Roslan as Royal Klang City’s Mayor with effect from November 23, 2023.
The assembly sits again tomorrow.
— Bernama
